Robert Prosky

Personal Info

Birthday

December 13, 1930

Day of Death

2008-12-08

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

رابرت پروسکی

Robert Prosky

Biography

Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in Thief (1981), Christine (1983), The Natural (1984), and Broadcast News (1987). Prosky's other notable movies include Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Hoffa (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), Rudy (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Mad City (1997). His most notable television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama Hill Street Blues.

Known For

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

Cheers

Coach

Hill Street Blues

The Practice

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Filmography

2009
The Skeptic
as Father Wymond
2007
The Valley of Light
as Hoke
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
2005
Suits on the Loose
as Bishop Hollister
2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Death to Smoochy
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
D-Tox
as McKenzie
2000
Pasta For War
as The Dictator (voice)
1999
Dudley Do-Right
as Inspector Fenwick
Swing Vote
as Chief Justice
1998
The Lake
as Herb
1997
Mad City
as Lou Potts
1996
The Chamber
as E. Garner Goodman
1995
Dead Man Walking
as Hilton Barber
The Scarlet Letter
as Horace Stonehall
1994
Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Henry Harper
1993
Mrs. Doubtfire
as Mr. Lundy
Rudy
as Father Cavanaugh
Last Action Hero
as Nick
1992
Hoffa
as Billy Flynn
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Maishe
Far and Away
as Daniel Christie
Double Edge
as Maggie's Father
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Grandpa Irving
1990
Green Card
as Brontë's Lawyer
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
as The Storyteller (Voice)
The Love She Sought
as Bishop Richard Baker
Funny About Love
as E. T.
Johnny Ryan
as Capt. Fitzgerald
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred
Dangerous Pursuit
as Bill
Loose Cannons
as Von Metz
1989
The Heist
as Dancer
From the Dead of Night
as Dr. Walter Hovde
Home Fires Burning
as Rosh Benefield
1988
Things Change
as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
The Great Outdoors
as Wally
A Walk in the Woods
as Andrey Botvinnik
1987
Broadcast News
as Ernie Merriman
Big Shots
as Keegan
Outrageous Fortune
as Stanislav Korzenowski
Washington Monuments
as Narrator
1985
Into Thin Air
as Jim Conway
1984
The Natural
as The Judge
1983
The Keep
as Father Mihail Fonescu
Christine
as Will Darnell
The Lords of Discipline
as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
1982
Monsignor
as Bishop Walkman
Hanky Panky
as Hiram Calder
1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Judge Philip Erbsen
Thief
as Leo Alderman
1978
The Brink's Job
as Lineup Gallery Cop
1975
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
as The Chairman